Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Representative Percy W. Watson

District 103

As of 06/21/00 at 13:49

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HB 481  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; create.                  Watson
 *         04/30 Approved by Governor
HB 482  Eminent Scholars Program; decrease ACT score required     Watson
        for eligibility.                                       
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 483  Joint and several liability; revise.                      Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 484  Venue; revise in certain criminal cases.                  Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 485  Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of the     Watson
        Attorney General.                                      
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 486  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
 *      the Court of Appeals instead of to the circuit court.  
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 487  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        Supreme Court instead of to the circuit court.         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 488  Uninsured motorist coverage; policyholder must reject     Watson
        knowingly in writing to decline coverage.              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 489  Appropriation; Department of Public Safety for funding    Watson
        the Municipal Crime Prevention Fund.                   
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 490  Workers' compensation; increase benefits for              Watson
        disfigurement.                                         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 491  Fire insurance premiums; revise method of determining     Watson
   %    rates in municipalities.                               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 492  Workers' compensation; prohibit discharge of employee     Watson
        filing claim in good faith.                            
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 493  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Watson
        statutory minimum.                                     
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 494  Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; must include    Watson
        medical coverage.                                      
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 495  Uninsured motorist coverage; equal to liability limits.   Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 496  Insurance company; provide for direct action against.     Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 497  Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon     Watson
        request of either party.                               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 498  Property, partition; require appraisal before a court     Watson
   %    orders sale of land in suit.                           
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 499  Corrections; revise 85% mandatory sentencing by           Watson
        excluding nonviolent crimes.                           
           03/16 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 500  Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that coverage is     Watson
        mandatory in every automobile policy.                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 501  Guardian; revise bond and oath.                           Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 502  Sales tax, municipal; authorize levy of (MMA).            Watson
  $%       03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 503  Uniform Law Commission; clarify appointments.             Watson
 *         05/15 Approved by Governor
HB 504  Investments; Uniform Prudent Investor Act (NCCUSL).       Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 505  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Watson
 *         04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 506  Controlled substances; include precursors in              Watson
        enhancement provision.                                 
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 507  Bureau of Narcotics; authorize to hire more than one      Watson
        attorney and revise agent age qualifications.          
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 508  Fiduciaries; Uniform Principal and Income Act (NCCUSL).   Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 509  Arbitration; uniform arbritration act (NCCUSL).           Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 510  Property; Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (NCCUSL).       Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 522  State hoilday; make July 4 Medgar Wiley Evers' Day.       Evans
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 549  Court of Appeals; clarify districts.                      Reynolds
 *         05/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB 595  Bonds; increase amount authorized for Library             Reynolds
  $%    Commission capital improvements and public libraries   
        grant program.                                         
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 604  Forrest County; authorize to contribute funds to          Davis
        Forrest County Agricultural High School.               
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB 650  Elected public officials; must resign if they switch      Broomfield
        parties during their term of office.                   
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 660  Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).        Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 726  Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel; create.        Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 728  Attorney General Investigators; clarify law enforcement   Compretta
        designation and allow retirees to retain sidearm.      
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 729  Physicians; create medical education scholarships at      Frierson
 *      UMMC to practice family medicine in critical needs     
        areas.                                                 
           05/01 Approved by Governor
HB 738  Hospital; CON shall be issued to allow reopening of       Fredericks
        certain closed acute care hospital.                    
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 769  Appropriation; $600,000 per congressional district for    Clarke
        drug courts.                                           
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 770  Drug Court Fund; create special fund for distribution     Clarke
        to drug courts.                                        
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 786  Workers' Compensation Commission; appeals to go           Watson
        directly to Court of Appeals.                          
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 787  Interpreters in criminal cases; revise compensation.      Watson
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 788  Judges; revise rent allowance for chancellors and         Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 789  Judges; revise office allowance for chancellors and       Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 798  Forrest County; contribute funds to the Gulf Pines Girl   Davis
        Scout Council and Camp Ita Kana.                       
           04/04 Approved by Governor
HB 799  Forrest County; contribute funds to the Salvation Army.   Davis
           04/04 Approved by Governor
HB 800  Forrest County; authorize to contribute funds to          Davis
        Hattiesburg Area Habitat For Humanity.                 
           04/04 Approved by Governor
HB 801  Forrest County; authorize to contribute funds to the      Davis
 *      Hattiesburg Downtown Association, Inc.                 
           04/04 Approved by Governor
HB 802  Forrest County; authorize to contribute funds to the      Davis
        Neighborhood Education Enhancement Development         
        Services.                                              
           04/04 Approved by Governor
HB 803  Forrest County; contribute to Hattiesburg Little League   Davis
        Baseball Association.                                  
           04/04 Approved by Governor
HB 804  Forrest County; contribute funds to the Pinebelt          Davis
        Association for Community Enhancement.                 
           04/04 Approved by Governor
HB 805  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to the Boy        Davis
 *      Scouts of America.                                     
           05/05 Approved by Governor
HB 806  Forrest County; contribute funds to Big Brothers/Big      Davis
        Sisters of Southeast Mississippi.                      
           04/04 Approved by Governor
HB 807  Forrest County; authorize to contribute funds to          Davis
        Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club.                    
           04/04 Approved by Governor
HB 840  Judges; revise terms of chancellors and circuit court     Watson
        judges.                                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 841  Clerk of Supreme Court and State Law Librarian; delete    Watson
        from omnibus pay section.                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 842  Jury bailiff; establish per diem for overnight duties.    Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 843  Jurors; alternates may be retained until end of trial.    Watson
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 844  Judges; continue insurance coverage of judge resigning    Watson
        due to disability for remainder of term.               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 849  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Fredericks
  $%    of African-American Art Center at the Ohr-O'Keefe      
        Museum of Art.                                         
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 880  Controlled Substances Law; revise precursor provision.    Watson
 *         05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 886  Judges; allow retiring judges to continue to receive      Watson
        state insurance coverage at their own expense.         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 905  Sales tax and use tax; exempt finance charges from.       Formby
  $%       03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 957  Highway signs; MDOT may erect to indicate directions to   Rotenberry
        churches.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 961  Appropriation; IHL for funding certain improvements at    Clarke
        the Margaret Walker Alexander Research Center at JSU.  
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 962  Appropriation; IHL for making improvements to library     Clarke
        at Jackson State University.                           
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 963  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements to library at         Clarke
  $%    Jackson State University.                              
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 964  Tort Claims Act; revise definitions and clarify           Watson
        exemption construction.                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 980  Mississippi Department of Labor; establish and create     Evans
        elected position of Commissioner of Labor.             
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 983  Identification card; revise age requirement.              Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 989  Adoption; allow nurse practitioners to certify            Watson
        condition of child to be adopted.                      
           03/16 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 998  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Clarke
  $%    of transitional student housing at Jackson State       
        University.                                            
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 999  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements to the Margaret       Clarke
  $%    Walker Alexander National Research Center at Jackson   
        State University.                                      
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1019  Trial; defendant may be tried in absentia with proper     Watson *
        notice.                                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1020  Judges; repeal election day dispute resolution            Watson
        provision.                                             
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1121  Special assessments in criminal cases; certain counties   Banks
   %    and cities may impose to fund law enforcement.         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1152  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Davis
        "high economic benefit project.".                      
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1180  Motor vehicles; unlawful for person under 18 to drive     Banks
        after 1:00 a.m.                                        
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1181  Guns; unlawful for persons under 21 to possess.           Banks
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1182  Chop shops; revise exception.                             Banks
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1183  Marriage licenses; application to advise to have          Banks
        HIV/AIDS test.                                         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1192  Drugs; enhance penalty for selling near a school bus      Banks
        stop.                                                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1193  Death certificates; furnish certain records over 50       Banks
        years old to Department of Archives and History.       
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1207  Notary public; authorize to notarize documents on any     Banks
        day.                                                   
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1208  Legislators; authorize to take oaths.                     Banks
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1209  State property; prohibit gun shows on.                    Banks
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1228  Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel and Statewide   Watson
 *      Public Defender System; create.                        
           05/20 Approved by Governor
HB1237  AIDS and HIV Education, Services and Nondiscrimination    Thornton
        Act; create.                                           
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1238  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Thornton
        statutory minimum.                                     
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1256  Appropriation; Hattiesburg Convention Commission for      Davis
        construction of visitor center.                        
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1257  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to assist in        Davis
  $%    construction of Hattiesburg - South Mississippi Visitor
        Center.                                                
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1258  State Highway System; add segments in Forrest and Lamar   Davis
        Counties.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1262  Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program;    Gadd
   %    create.                                                
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1307  Personal care homes; allow residents to "age in place"    Watson
        in home as long as needs can be met.                   
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1438  Mississippi Department of Labor; establish and create     Evans
        elected position of Commissioner of Labor.             
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1448  Statewide Public Defender System; revise.                 Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1498  Create Martin Luther King Commission.                     Coleman (65th)
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1548  Department of Archives and History; name new building.    Ford
           03/29 Approved by Governor
HB1551  Appropriation; Department of Health for HIV/AIDS          Thornton
        education, prevention and treatment programs/services. 
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1557  Appropriation; Division of Medicaid to provide senior     Scott (80th)
        adult day care services.                               
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1558  Appropriation; Department of Human Services for Home      Scott (80th)
        Detention for Juveniles Program.                       
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1559  Appropriation; Department of Corrections for expansion    Scott (80th)
        of intensive supervision program to include juveniles. 
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1560  Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration   Scott (80th)
        to construct State School for Children.                
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1561  Appropriation; Department of Human Services for youth     Scott (80th)
        aftercare program.                                     
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1563  Appropriation; Department of Corrections for expansion    Scott (80th)
        of the intensive supervision program to include        
        juveniles.                                             
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1571  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Scott (80th)
  $%    of State School for Children.                          
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1581  Appropriation; Department of Education to expand          Thornton
        programs on prevention of HIV and other STDS.          
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1586  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds for         Huddleston
  $%    minority economic development.                         
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1609  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
 *         05/22 Approved by Governor
HB1610  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
 *         05/20 Approved by Governor
HB1611  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
 *      expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           05/22 Approved by Governor
HB1612  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           04/27 Approved by Governor
HB1613  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
 *         05/22 Approved by Governor
HB1614  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
 *         05/22 Approved by Governor
HB1615  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
 *         05/20 Approved by Governor
HB1616  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
 *         05/20 Approved by Governor
HB1617  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
 *         05/20 Approved by Governor
HB1631  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Livingston
 *         05/20 Approved by Governor
HB1632  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Livingston
 *         05/20 Approved by Governor
HB1633  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Livingston
 *      Parks.                                                 
           05/20 Approved by Governor
HB1636  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Livingston
 *         05/22 Approved by Governor
HB1677  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for State           Robinson (84th)
  $%    Forestry Commission equipment purchases.               
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HC  54  Amend Constitution; change term of office for chancery    Watson
        and circuit court judges.                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HC  55  Commend Steve "Air" McNair upon outstanding football      Clarke
        career.                                                
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  60  Amend Constitution; delete provisions providing for       Watson
        State Librarian to be chosen by Legislature.           
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HC  72  Commend Amber Wallin for receiving Prudential Spirit of   Davis
        Community Award.                                       
           03/10 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  79  Commend Hattiesburg Arts Council upon receiving the       Watson
        Arts in Community Award.                               
           03/10 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  89  Commend life of Mr. Esteam Hill.                          Watson
           03/24 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 100  Commend Dr. Clara Mae Weathersby.                         Watson
           04/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 109  Commend life of Author Wayne Coleman.                     Watson
           04/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 117  Commend the life and accomplishments of Representative    Ford
        Dick Livingston.                                       
           04/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 129  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of SB 2746;   Watson
        Whistleblower Law; clarify definition of governmental  
        entity.                                                
           05/07 (H) Died In Committee
HR  11  Commending the life of Reverend Johnnie B. Owens, Sr.     Watson
           03/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  26  Commend Bobby Rush.                                       Thornton
           05/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  29  Commend life of Curtis Holston.                           Reynolds
           05/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



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